Tapper-class patrol boat
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| Class overview | |
|---|---|
| Builders: | Djupviks varv |
| Operators: |
 Swedish Navy |
| In commission: | 1993- |
| Planned: | 12 |
| Completed: | 12 |
| Active: | 12 |
| General characteristics | |
| Type: | Patrol boat |
| Displacement: | 62 tons |
| Length: | 23 meters |
| Beam: | 5,4 meters |
| Draught: | 1,9 meters |
| Propulsion: | 2 diesel engines, 2x 1 200 hp |
| Speed: | 25 knots (46 km/h; 29 mph) |
| Complement: | 8 |
| Armament: |
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The Tapper class are a class of Swedish patrol boats (the word tapper means brave). From 1993-1999 12 ships were constructed and entered service with the Swedish navy and amphibious corps. Tappers first function is to protect and patrol the Swedish coast waters. Its armament includes 12.7 mm heavy machine guns, anti-submarine Rockets, mines and depth charges. The class was about to retire in 2014 but after the Russian intervention in Ukraine and russian military build-up in the Baltic sea the boats will now remain and be modified as well.
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